Compound binding-stay.



H. DE HAVEN. COMPOUND BINDING STAY. APPLIOATION FILED 11211.27, 1914.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

A TTOR/VEYS THE NoRR/s PETERS CG. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHPNG rDN, DA Cy HUGH`DE HAVEN, OF NEW YORK, N,

COMPOUNID IBIIFTIDIDI(t-STAY.l

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. i6, 1915..

Application led April 27, 1914. Serial No. 834,663.

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, HGH DE HAVEN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Brooln lyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedCompound Binding-Stay, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved compoundbinding or reinforcing stay more especially designed lfor use on lightwooden packing boxes and like receptacles, and arranged to permit ofquickly and conveniently attaching the stayv to the box without the useof a large number of nails or similar fastening devices.

ln order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a thin stripof metal provided throughout its length with apertures, and a coveringstrip of a fabric material coated on one face with an adhesive substance and overlying the said metal strip and being fastened throughoutby the adhesive substance, the latter also extending into the saidapertures, the said fabric strip projecting laterally beyond the sideedges of the metal strip so that when the gummed face of the stay ismoistened the adhesive substance of both the fabric strip and thatcontained in the apertures of the metal strip cause the stay to adherefirmly to the surface of the box or other receptacle to which the stayis applied for binding and reinforcing purposes.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure l is a perspective view of the compound binding stay as appliedto a wooden box; Fig. 2 is a face view of the compound stay; Fig. 3 isan enlarged cross section of 'f the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. l is an enlargedlongitudinal' section of the saine on the line 4 4:of Fig. 2.

'lhe compound binding stay is formed of a thin strip of metal A providedwith a packing formed of a strip B of fabric material, such as cloth orpaper, coated at one face with an adhesive substance C and of a widthconsiderably in excess of that of the metal strip A so that the fabricstrip B when fastened to the metal strip A projects be yond the sideedges thereof, as plainly indicated in the drawings. In addition tofastening the strips A and B together by the adhesive substance, use isalso made of clenching prongs A struck up alongthe side edges of kthemetal strip A and passing through the fabric strip B to be clenched onthe outer non-gunnned face thereof, as plainly indicated in thedrawings. The metal strip A is further provided with a row of aperturesA2 extending throughout the length of the `metal strip A intermediatethe two rows of prongs A', as plainly indicated in Fig. 2. The strips Aand B are united with each other by being passed between suitablerollers so that thefreshly applied adhesive substance C is firmlypressed in contact with the metal strip A and at the same time theprongs A are forced through the fabric strip B and are clenched on theouter nongtumned face thereof. Portions of the adhesive substance C passinto and ill the apertures A2, as indicated in Fig. 3. The stay producedin this manner is hung up for drying of the adhesive substance C, andwhen it is desired to use the stay on a box D, as shown in Fig. l, thenthe said stay is moistened by a sponge or other means on the gummed faceof the fabric strip B and this moistened gummed face is applied to thesurface of the boX D so as to adhere to the same and thus securelyfasten the binding stay in place on the box D.

It will be noticed that the projecting side portions of the fabric stayB firmly adhere to the surface of the box D owing to the adhesivesubstance thereon, and the metal strip A is caused to adhere to the boxowing to the adhesive substance contained in the apertures A2 and incontact with the surface of the box D.

ln practice one end of the strip is preferably attached to the box bythe use of a nail E driven through the last aperture A2 into the box D,and then the stay is bent around the box until the other end meets thefastened end, and this end is preferably fastened in place by the use ofa nail E driven through the last aperture at this end into the box D(see Fig.l l).

lt is understood that the metal strip A on account of being very thinand pliable can be readily bent around the box to bind or reinforce thesame, and the metal strip is completely concealed by the fabric strip B.

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Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. A stay, comprising a metal strip having aperturesand a fabric strip coated with an adhesive substance attached to thesaid metal strip and projecting laterally beyond the side edges thereof,the adhesive substance filling the said apertures.

2. A stay, comprising a metal strip having struck-up clenching prongsand a fabric strip coated on one face with an adhesive substance forfastening the strips together and for fastening the stay in place on areceptacle, the said prongs passing through the fabric strip and beingclenched thereon.

3. A stay for boxes and other receptacles, comprising a metal striphaving rows of struck-up clenchng prongs arranged adjacent the sideedges of the said metal strip, the latter having apertures intermediatethe said rows of prongs, and a fabric strip coated on one face with anadhesive substance for fastening the fabric strip to the metal strip,the said fabric strip projecting laterally beyond the side edges of themetal strip for fastening the stay to a receptacle, the said clenchingprongs passing through the fabric strip and being clenched on the outerface thereof and the said adhesive substance extending into the saidapertures.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HUGH DE HAVEN.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hos'rnn, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

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v 'Washingtom D. C.

